by Havi Brooks | Jul 25, 2014 | stuff I think about
Where I cover the good and the hard in my week, visiting the non-preachy side of ritual and self-reflection. It is Friday and we are here. {a breath for Friday} What worked this week? Not having my computer. This was an accidental discovery. Richard’s computer...
by Havi Brooks | Jan 31, 2014 | updates & announcements
Where I cover the good and the hard in my week, visiting the non-preachy side of ritual and self-reflection. It is Friday and we are here. {a breath for Friday} I got hit with the meanest, craziest virus this week. So the short version of the chicken is: Everything is...
by Havi Brooks | Nov 14, 2012 | stuff I think about
In the home I grew up in, wordplay (emphasis on punnery) was the primary form of communication. At some point, at the age of oh, maybe fifteen, it suddenly dawned on me that other people, ones who are not related to me, have conversations over dinner. Weird, right?...
by Havi Brooks | Sep 9, 2010 | stuff I think about
Yesterday we thought about containers, which is a word I dislike but a concept I love. So we actually talked about shelter (and about blanket forts and ship voyages). And building a sukkah (conceptual or otherwise) to symbolically hold us while we go through whatever...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 4, 2010 | stuff I think about
Personal ads! They’re … personal! Very. So my itty bitty personal ads made me realize that it’s time to make a regular practice of trying to feel okay asking for stuff. Even when the asking thing feels weird and conflicted. Ever since I posted the...